Mile designations below indicate virtual "mile markers" along the Mojave Road route. These are less than our journey's actual miles, because our route also included getting to the beginning of the route, numerous side trips, and travel from the end of the route to our last campsite.

Monday, April 7thTravel
south on Needles Hwy and Aha Makav Pkwy to Avi Casino to top off fuel. Backtrack a bit north to start of Mojave Road. 13.8 miles
Mile 0: Colorado River where early travelers crossed the river. (elev 487’) Northwest toward the CA-NV state line, paralleling the border for a while.11.4 Cross state boundary into California. Travel due west.12.0 Take route south 1.2 miles to Balancing Rock and back - STOP14.7 Cross US Highway 95 (elev 2,263’)15 – 20 Be on the lookout for desert tortoise along this stretch21.8 Cross electrical transmission lines and service road23.2 Ruins of George Irwin Ranch a few hundred feet to the left23.7 Fort Piute 1867 ruins walk – STOP (elev 2,792’, backtrack from here)25.6 South along power line service road (Mile 25.6 is the same spot as 21.8)30.5 Pass 3,432’ 31.4 Take road north 0.3 miles to historic Piute Corral – STOP 33.5 Sacramento Wash39.5 Rough road41.4 Penny can42.0 Lanfair Road – STOP (elev 4,095)Turn south (left) and proceed 16.8 miles to Goffs and the Goffs Cultural Center (elev 2,595') - STOP

Thursday, April 10th - Desert Studies CenterDesert Studies Center to Baker for fuel. Roundtrip 24 miles. By the time one reaches fuel in Baker, the total distance will be about 200 miles from last fill-up.